4-McLean County-Certification Regarding Lobbying (1).pdf
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- Appraisal - R 1
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- Knott County, Kentucky
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This is a Certification Regarding Lobbying document applicable to McLean County Fiscal Court's procurement for Certified Residential Real Estate Land Appraiser services in support of Floodplain Acquisition Projects. The certification applies to Federal contract awards, grants, loans, and cooperative agreements and requires that no Federally appropriated funds have been or will be paid to influence any Federal, Congressional, or agency officials in connection with the contract award or any related transaction modifications. The undersigned contractor must include identical certification language in all subawards at every tier, including subcontracts and subgrants, and ensure all subrecipients provide corresponding certifications and disclosures. Bids for appraisal services on approximately 20 residential properties must be submitted through the DFS Procurement Portal by October 16th, 2025 at 9:00 AM ET, with bid opening at 10:00 AM ET and award occurring at the Fiscal Court meeting on October 20th at 10:00 AM ET.
Any contractor failing to submit the required certification faces civil penalties ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 for each failure. The contractor certifies the truthfulness and accuracy of all statements and acknowledges that the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chapter 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification. Additional compliance requirements include submission of a Drug-Free Workplace Affidavit and Non-Collusion Declaration, with insurance requirements mandating $2,000,000 aggregate Commercial General Liability, $1,000,000 Automobile Liability, and $1,000,000 Worker's Compensation coverage. The solicitation requires appraisers to be certified in Kentucky and compliant with Uniform Standards for Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), with affirmative steps required to include disadvantaged enterprises, small and minority businesses, women's business enterprises, and labor surplus area firms.
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CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING
The undersigned certifies that, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that:
1. No Federally appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of an agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any
Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.
2. If any funds other than Federally appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of
Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report
Lobbying,” in accordance with its instruction.
3. The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award document for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, and contracts under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31 U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
The Contractor certifies or affirms the truthfulness and accuracy of each statement of its certification and disclosure, if any. In addition, the Contractor understands and agrees with the provisions of 31 U.S.C. Chapt 38, Administrative Remedies for False Claims and Statements, apply to this certification and disclosure, if any.
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